And let’s join Kathryn, our new leader in It’s Monday! What Are You Reading?, at Book Date.

Another week flew by, with just a bit of rain and enough sunshine to make for a cheerful mood. I read and reviewed FOUR books this week, visited some interesting blog posts, made it to my visit with the accountant without any disastrous results. And celebrated afterwards with a late lunch and a martini:

My two granddaughters had their nineteenth birthdays this month…Aubrey’s was last Saturday, and Fiona, precious baby below, has hers this Sunday. How time has flown!

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86 thoughts on “WEEKLY UPDATES: BIRTHDAYS…AND TAXES”

What precious pictures of your grandchildren! My daughter is turning 19 in a couple of months and it just seems impossibly old! I’m not sure I’m at all happy about it! I’ve been wanting to read Lisa Gardner and I like the look of Find Her and The Ex looks interesting as well. Hope you enjoy all your new reads and have a great week!

Great post! Happy birthday to your granddaughters – you in no way look old enough to have grandchildren of that age though! Hope you enjoy reading your new books, I recently bought the Patricia Highsmith one too but haven’t read it yet. I like the look of The Ex and have that on my wishlist, I don’t think it’ll be long before I buy it though. 🙂 Happy reading!

A martini looks like a good way to celebrate LOL. Good for you! Looks like you had a nice week… my reading picked up this week too, which was nice. And even got a little sun here… hallelujah! Can spring be far? Your place always looks so cozy…

Glad taxes went well, that can always be a bit stressful. And The PAssenger looks good- it looks suspenseful and I like the idea of secret identities.

What a beautiful picture of your two grandchildre as littlest – it must be wonderful to see them all grown up! Well it doesnt look like you’ll be short of reading anytime soon – I do hope you enjoy The Ex as much as I did.

I’m glad your meeting with your tax planner went well, and you sure deserved a martini after that 😉 Your new books look great, Laurel-Rain, I hope you’ll enjoy them all. And wow on reading AND reviewing four books last week 🙂
Have a fantastic week ahead and happy reading.

Thanks, Lexxie, I was so relieved…and glad that I could celebrate with the martini. Some weeks, the books are so easy to read, with pages flying by. I am sure that the content is responsible for that, and I’m grateful. Enjoy your week!

Congratulations on your granddaughters birthdays. Time definitely goes by way to soon.
Bravo on reviewing those four books. You definitely deserved that martini. 😉
I also had a good reading week. I felt much better than the weeks before and I finally felt like I was having the time for reading.
Have a great week 😉

Your two granddaughters are adorable! It is amazing how quickly they grow up. Your martini look delicious. Taxes….I don’t even want to talk about it. It makes me nervous this year. I am impressed – 4 books in one week is awesome! Have a great week!

Thanks, Carole, and I start dreading tax time as Christmas approaches, knowing it is just around the bend. I like getting early appointments, to get it behind me. Enjoy your week, and have fun reading.

OK, that’s it Laurel! I am ordering The Passenger! Your 5 stars just did it for me! I recently downloaded The Price of Salt, because the movie it’s based on looked fascinating and I thought it might be nice to read the original work.

What cute girls! I bet they turned 19 faster than you thought they could!

Enjoy your week! And maybe we should consider that Literary Bar Roadtrip, that martini looks good!

An undisastorious meeting with the accoutant is definitely something to celebrate. Happy birthdays to your granddaughters! I am reading North of Here right now. Hopefully we’ll both enjoy it. Have a great week, Laurel-Rain.

Thanks, Laura, and I have loved watching the girls grow up. Tax season, on the other hand, is my least favorite time…and when I come out of it still in one piece, I am grateful…LOL. Thanks for stopping by.

Your granddaughters were so sweet when they were little and I bet they are still cute at 19. Lovely to be celebrating them. You were busy last week with your reading and reviewing – no blogging blues for you!

You always have the nicest drinks! And happy birthday to your grand-daughters! It’s a bit different, but I have two nieces and time definitely seems to have been going faster when I look at them 🙂
Find Her looks good, this cover captivates me and I’ve been tempted by the book though it’s been a while since I’ve read Lisa Gardner. Happy reading!

Ha- thanks, Kay, I have a few favorite places where I order the same two or three drinks.

I’ll bet your nieces have been a joy for you, too. I have only one daughter and two granddaughters, but I have lots of nieces…and now that they’re older and spread all over the states, we are FB friends.

“Ugh” is right, Kathy! Such a dreaded season, and the only people I know who look forward to it are those expecting refunds…LOL. I am eager to read The Price of Salt…I enjoyed Carol, although I went in with no expectations, other than that I enjoy the actors. Thanks for stopping by.

All your books look great. The covers are really good. I shouldn’t judge by cover, but that is sometimes where I start. It is amazing how fast our grandchildren grow up. My youngest will be 23 in May. I’ll try to find some pictures to share then. Enjoy your week.

Oh, thanks, Judy, and I love a pretty cover…sometimes I am disappointed with my ARCs from Amazon Vine, as they don’t always have the regular cover on them.

Watching our grandchildren grow is such a joy. It is a different feeling from when our children were growing up…the perspective is more delightful, as we are not the disciplinarians. We can also spoil them…LOL.

Ahh, happy birthday to the granddaughters. They grow up so fast. I am having a hard time believing my two kids are now five and seven. That martini looks great. I don’t know when the last time I had a good martini was. Have a terrific week, Laurel.

Cute photo of the girls! Happy 19 to them, wow! That’s a great age. That martini looks delicious! The Price of Salt — what an intriguing book cover and title. I too saw Carol not long ago — the story is apparently from Patricia Highsmith’s own life right? she seemed to be quite an author

Happy Birthday to your granddaughters! They were adorable and time does fly by fast. That martini looks delicious and good to hear it wasn’t too bad with your accountant. I was worried to about our taxes but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be. I hope you get some nice weather this week and enjoy your new books!